IT spending heads for 2,1% growth

Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3,7-trillion in 2014, a 2,1% increase from last year; however, this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3,2%, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The slower outlook for 2014 is attributed to a reduction...

Global IT on track for modest growth

With the global economy showing signs of a gradual recovery, worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3,8-trillion in 2014, a 3,2% increase from 2013 spending, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Globally, businesses are shaking off their malaise and...

IT spend to slow in emerging markets

IT spending is set to slow in emerging markets in 2014, inhibited by the economic slowdown and the inevitable deceleration in the growth of smartphones and tablets. According to the new International Data Corporation (IDC), it its Worldwide Black Book, has lowered its...

Cloud to dominate IT spend by 2016

The use of cloud computing is growing, and by 2016 this growth will increase to become the bulk of new IT spend, according to Gartner. 2016 will be a defining year for cloud as private cloud begins to give way to hybrid cloud, and nearly half of large enterprises will...

The dawning of the digital industrial age

Worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $3,8-trillion in 2014, a 3,6% increase from 2013, but it’s the opportunities of a digital world that have IT leaders excited, according to Gartner. This results in every budget being an IT budget; every company being a...